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ID: 901002498
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002498
Record Type: Allegory/Symbolism/Theme

Nakula (Vedic theme)

Note: In Vedic astrology, the mongoose yoni.

Names:
Nakula (Vedic theme) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Nakula (Vedic theme) (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Hindu iconography> (P)
........<Hindu allegory, symbolism, theme> (P)
............Nakula (Vedic theme) (I)
Other Relationships:
takes the form of .... mongoose
.....(Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... theme
.....(historical, theoretical, and critical concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Nakula (Vedic theme)
................AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
................EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ AIIS, CAA database (2000-)
................ EITA Glossary: North India (1989-)

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